paillette

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A small piece of metal or foil used in painting with enamel.

n. A spangle used to ornament a dress or costume.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A sequin or spangle.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A spangle or glittering piece of metal (or glass) forming a part of costume, either sewed to a garment or hanging with others in a bunch secured to a feather or in a similar position where it could move freely.

n. In enamel-painting, a bit of metal or colored foil.

n. Also papilette.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

French, from Old French, diminutive of paille, straw; see paillasse.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From French paillette, from paille ‘straw’ + -ette.

Examples

The Mod Squad: Prada's paillette dress in burnt orange is an exuberant take on the '60s revival, with a hint of Miuccia's trademark subversion.

One spectacular backless paillette evening gown with sheer panels had me swoon and I am a fan of Lagerfeld's commitment to evening dresses at the awkward above the ankle length especially his vibrant fuchsia crepe dress.

Models of all ethnicities, one of the highlights of a 3.1 show, sauntered in sumptuous draped knits and laser etched leather shorts or lambskin paillette illusion t-shirts paired with sexy mile high sandals!

Examining just one small vintage piece, Ginguene rattles off the many different elements that went into the design sewn onto the flimsy muslin fabric: Cotton, gold cotton, red thread, brown thread, gold leather, gold pearls, paillette sequins.

The lines were generally simple and the big fashion gestures sophisticated, like a streak of white organza feathers down the spine of a short black velvet dress or a hot pink paillette tube caged in feather-tipped black net.